Read someone the riot act in pub drunk before police surprise visit Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Read someone the riot act in pub drunk before police surprise visit . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is UPBRAID.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% UPBRAID Read someone the riot act in pub drunk before police surprise visit (7)
3% RAID Surprise police visit (4)
2% ARD Suffix with "drunk" to mean someone who is habitually drunk (3)
2% EDITOR Rioted (anag.) (6) The Telegraph Quick Nov 7, 2025
2% ROSTRUM Stage riot oddly before play (7) The Telegraph Cryptic Nov 6, 2025
2% SOLIDARITY Unity of purpose in policing daily riots (10) The Telegraph Toughie Nov 5, 2025
2% INCAHOOTS Colluding secretly with South American before riots (9) The Times Cryptic Nov 5, 2025
2% MOB Rioting crowd (3)
2% HALFCUT Drunk (7) The Times Concise Nov 3, 2025
2% SCAN Read (4) LA Times Daily Oct 31, 2025
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